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Thousands of trade unionists from across the UK gathered in London on May Day for the march and rally for workplace justice organised jointly by the TUC and the London May Day Organising Committee.
London Mayor Ken Livingstone, TUC President Gloria Mills and representatives of both the international trade union movement and major unions in Britain were among the speakers.
General Secretary Brendan Barber reminded those gathered in Trafalgar Square that May Day marked both a celebration of the trade union movement's achievements and a call to remedy the huge outstanding injustices and inequalities.
He said: "We need stronger laws to right workplace injustice and stronger unions to give workers a powerful voice." He also renewed the call for a trade union freedom bill to allow unions to protect their members.
To view the full text of his speech click here
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